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Ellsworth Elementary First Day

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Mandy Crepeau, left, hugs her son Taylor, 6, while dropping him off at his first day of kindergarten at Ellsworth Elementary School on Wednesday August 31, 2011. Crepeau says that Taylor has mixed emotions about the day, "he is scared, but excited." (Zachary Kaufman/The Columbian)
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Kindergarten teacher Penny Baz leads her class in a song about meeting people and shaking hands on the first day of school at Ellsworth Elementary on Wednesday August 31, 2011. (Zachary Kaufman/The Columbian)
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Belva Baz, 88, helps a child with his identification lanyard while volunteering inside her daughter, Penny Baz's, classroom on the first day of school at Ellsworth Elementary on Wednesday August 31, 2011.
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Fourth grade teacher Debbie Small reminds students to be quiet while she escorts a colleague fifth grade class back to homeroom from the gym after physical education class on the first day of school at Ellsworth Elementary on Wednesday August 31, 2011. (Zachary Kaufman/The Columbian)
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Principal Jerry Evans, right, walks with secretary Christine Johnson after doing a head count on the first day of school at Ellsworth Elementary on Wednesday August 31, 2011. (Zachary Kaufman/The Columbian)
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Children use the playground at recess time on the first day of school at Ellsworth Elementary on Wednesday August 31, 2011. (Zachary Kaufman/The Columbian)
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Children run off the playground after the bell signals the end of recess on the first day of school at Ellsworth Elementary on Wednesday August 31, 2011.
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Children use the playground at recess time on the first day of school at Ellsworth Elementary on Wednesday August 31, 2011. (Zachary Kaufman/The Columbian)
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School counselor Corinne Gannon waves to students as she passes a second grade class on the first day of school at Ellsworth Elementary on Wednesday August 31, 2011. (Zachary Kaufman/The Columbian)
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First grade teacher Heather Millar goes over basic rules on the first day of school at Ellsworth Elementary on Wednesday August 31, 2011. (Zachary Kaufman/The Columbian)
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Staff assistant Sharleen Smith escorts a student to her first grade class on the first day of school at Ellsworth Elementary on Wednesday August 31, 2011. (Zachary Kaufman/The Columbian)
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